Wisconsin Pesticide Applicator Test Commercial Category 6.0 Questions and Answers

What determines whether a given plant is a weed? - Answer- A weed is any unwanted plant What are the two main goals of weed management? - Answer- The primary goal is to minimize weed competition and the other main goal is to limit the weed's reproduction in order to manage the weed population in years to come. Distinguish grasses from broadleaf plants and herbaceous from woody plants - Answer- Grasses are considered monocots, meaning they have a single seed leaf, they also have narrow leaves with parallel veins and a fibrous root system. Broadleaf plants have two seed leaves and are therefore called dicots, they have broad leaves with veins that form a net patterns. Broadleaf plants can be further classified into herbaceous and woody, where the woody plants have a thick layer of dense tissue called bark, which herbaceous plants lack.